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The Jerk

The Jerk (1979) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
69

Thinking about watching 'The Jerk' on your favorite screen? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find the right fit. 'The Jerk' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Microsoft Store, Spectrum On Demand, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube in the US.

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society comedy flick. The Jerk starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min. The release date of the movie is December 14th, 1979. The movie received a user score of 69/100 on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 875 real users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love."

'The Jerk' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 14th, 1979
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting April 29th, 1998 - Buy The Jerk DVD

The Jerk Movies

The Jerk (1979) follows naive Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) as he leaves his poor Black family, becomes a millionaire with the "Opti-Grab" invention (which makes people cross-eyed), loses it all, and finds true happiness back with his family and love, Marie, embracing his simple roots and gaining rhythm, while its sequel, The Jerk, Too (1984), sees Navin trying to go straight but getting pulled into a Las Vegas casino heist.